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America Can’t Afford an AI Recession
AI investments are driving the economy. That’s a dangerous tightrope.
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What the Economy Is Sacrificing to AI
Every investment is a trade-off.
The Currency of the Journal Article Is Collapsing
As an editor I can say that we are being flooded with AI-assisted work.
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Why Wouldn’t Google Tell Me Who Won the 2020 Election?
The world’s most popular AI tool dodged a consequential question.
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The Human Skill That Eludes AI
Why can’t language models write well?
My Tesla Was Driving Itself Perfectly—Until It Crashed
The danger of almost-perfect tech
Doomscrolling Is Over
Now everyone is “monitoring the situation.”
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Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars
The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the price.
Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers
The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.
What Was Grammarly Thinking?
A short-lived AI tool promised to help users write like the greats—and a bunch of other random people, including me.
Even Silicon Valley Says That AI Is a Bubble
An AI crash could bring down the economy. Some in the tech world think that’s the price of progress.
Dario Amodei’s Oppenheimer Moment
It came earlier than expected.
Imagine Losing Your Job to the Mere Possibility of AI
The technology may not be ready to replace workers, but that isn’t stopping execs from pushing forward anyway.
A Never-Ending Conspiracy Theory in Remote Alaska
Why are some people convinced that nefarious experiments are happening at HAARP?